New fire service plan to guarantee Barcelona’s emergency model
The 2026-2035 strategic plan for the corps backs prevention, coordination between services and the adaptation of new urban, technological and climate related risks. The goal is to strengthen prevention and self-protection, improve response capacity, guarantee suitable human and technological resources and strengthen the coordination of the emergency system.
The government measure is structured into five strategic areas: proximity with citizens, cooperation between emergency services, professionalism and care of people, responsibility in logistics and infrastructures, and technological innovation.
The document sets out the transformation needed to guarantee a modern, professional and resilient emergency service able to handle new urban, technological and climate related risks.
In this context, the role of the Barcelona Fire Service will also be strengthened as an essential service for people’s safety and protection, with more staff added. The service currently has 703 effective firefighters, with this figure set to rise to 800 to guarantee the quality of the service in the face of the sustained increase in activity.
Notable projects include the launch of the new Barcelona Emergency Operational Coordination Centre at Les Tres Xemeneies and the development of a new infrastructure map for the service.
